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September 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Wellings, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Monash University In the ongoing saga that is Britain’s attempted divorce from the European Union, Monday is shaping up to be the most significant day to date. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected once again to try to ... <a title="A dog’s Brexit: Johnson’s missteps about to send weary voters to another election as the EU divorce gets ugly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/09/a-dogs-brexit-johnsons-missteps-about-to-send-weary-voters-to-another-election-as-the-eu-divorce-gets-ugly-123000/" aria-label="Read more about A dog’s Brexit: Johnson’s missteps about to send weary voters to another election as the EU divorce gets ugly">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roberta Ryan, Professor, UTS Institute for Public Policy and Governance and UTS Centre for Local Government, University of Technology Sydney Australians need greater housing diversity to meet their current and future housing needs. Yet increasing diversity, and meeting the need for more smaller dwellings in particular, has ... <a title="People want and need more housing choice. It’s about time governments stood up to deliver it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/09/people-want-and-need-more-housing-choice-its-about-time-governments-stood-up-to-deliver-it-122390/" aria-label="Read more about People want and need more housing choice. It’s about time governments stood up to deliver it">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Household Finances, Grattan Institute Most Australians are spending more of their income on housing than they used to, but low-income households are being squeezed the hardest. Many are in poverty, and many more are suffering financial stress. A growing number of Australians are ... <a title="Rudd’s rental affordability scheme was a $1 billion gift to developers; Abbott was right to axe it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/09/rudds-rental-affordability-scheme-was-a-1-billion-gift-to-developers-abbott-was-right-to-axe-it-122854/" aria-label="Read more about Rudd’s rental affordability scheme was a $1 billion gift to developers; Abbott was right to axe it">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Abas Mirzaei, Assistant Professor – Branding, Macquarie University First used in the 1940s, the term “woke” has resurfaced in recent years as a concept that symbolises awareness of social issues and movement against injustice, inequality, and prejudice. But popularity has diluted its meaning and the idea has ... <a title="Where ‘woke’ came from and why marketers should think twice before jumping on the social activism bandwagon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/09/where-woke-came-from-and-why-marketers-should-think-twice-before-jumping-on-the-social-activism-bandwagon-122713/" aria-label="Read more about Where ‘woke’ came from and why marketers should think twice before jumping on the social activism bandwagon">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2019
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards – What sort of topsy-turvy political world have we arrived at? This week, the Government continued to defend its fiscally conservative approach, in direct opposition to economists who suggest more spending is warranted. Even Treasury, the Reserve Bank, the private sector, and National appear to be open to much greater ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Shouldn’t the Government be spending more?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/09/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-shouldnt-the-government-be-spending-more/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Shouldn’t the Government be spending more?">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By G. Gregory Haff, Professor of Strength and Conditioning, Edith Cowan University Since the first mapping of the human genome there has been interest in understanding which genetic factors underpin performance in sport. With the rise of genetic testing among athletes, it remains to be seen exactly how ... <a title="Genetic screening for athletes: how to adopt the science without discriminating" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/09/genetic-screening-for-athletes-how-to-adopt-the-science-without-discriminating-122781/" aria-label="Read more about Genetic screening for athletes: how to adopt the science without discriminating">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Libby Callaway, Senior Lecturer, Occupational Therapy Department, School of Primary and Allied Healthcare, Monash University The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety turns its attention this week to hearings focused on younger people with disabilities living in residential aged care facilities. Around 6,000 Australians aged ... <a title="‘It felt like a prison’ – too many young Australians are still stuck in nursing homes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/09/it-felt-like-a-prison-too-many-young-australians-are-still-stuck-in-nursing-homes-122948/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It felt like a prison’ – too many young Australians are still stuck in nursing homes">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michele Simons, Dean of Education, Western Sydney University Australia, like many other countries, is grappling with the problem of how to keep good teachers in schools, especially those who are early in their careers. Accurate data on the attrition are not available, but it’s estimated up to ... <a title="Fewer casual positions and less out-of-hours work could help retain early career teachers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/09/fewer-casual-positions-and-less-out-of-hours-work-could-help-retain-early-career-teachers-121984/" aria-label="Read more about Fewer casual positions and less out-of-hours work could help retain early career teachers">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Former assistant minister Sarah Henderson, who lost her marginal seat of Corangamite at the election, will return to parliament after winning preselection for a Victorian Senate vacancy on Sunday. She takes the spot left by former minister Mitch Fifield, who ... <a title="Sarah Henderson wins her way back to parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/08/sarah-henderson-wins-her-way-back-to-parliament-123146/" aria-label="Read more about Sarah Henderson wins her way back to parliament">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dylan McConnell, Researcher at the Australian German Climate and Energy College, University of Melbourne A wind farm project in Tasmania this week helped Australia reach something of a milestone, nudging it over the line to reach its renewable energy target. The Clean Energy Regulator announced it had ... <a title="Australia has met its renewable energy target. But don’t pop the champagne" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/07/australia-has-met-its-renewable-energy-target-but-dont-pop-the-champagne-122939/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has met its renewable energy target. But don’t pop the champagne">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Internet access in West Papua has been at least partially restored just days after Indonesian police accused human rights lawyer Veronica Koman and West Papuan independence leader Benny Wenda of spreading unrest through social media, reports Indonesia Expat. However, The Coordinating Minister of Politics, Law, and Security Issues Wiranto said it ... <a title="West Papua internet restored after Wenda, Koman accused of ‘provocation’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/06/west-papua-internet-restored-after-wenda-koman-accused-of-provocation/" aria-label="Read more about West Papua internet restored after Wenda, Koman accused of ‘provocation’">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dylan McConnell, Researcher at the Australian German Climate and Energy College, University of Melbourne A wind farm project in Tasmania this week helped Australia reach something of a milestone, nudging it over the line to reach its renewable energy target. The Clean Energy Regulator announced it had ... <a title="Australia has met its renewable energy target. But hold off on the champagne" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/06/australia-has-met-its-renewable-energy-target-but-hold-off-on-the-champagne-122939/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has met its renewable energy target. But hold off on the champagne">Read more</a>
